ORLANDO, Fla. - The 12th-ranked Saint Leo University men's tennis team improved to 2-0 with a 7-0 win over Bates College. The Lions made the trip over to the USTA National Campus to take on the Bobcats. Saturday's neutral site match was all Saint Leo as four of six singles matches went two sets. 

Saint Leo earned the doubles point for the early lead with a 6-3 win at number three doubles by Mahit Mekala and Sander Sootla. 

Dylan Andrianaly made it easy work of his opponent winning 6-0 and 6-1 to make it a 3-0 match in favor of the Lions. Saint Leo clinched the match with a two-set victory by Sootla at number four singles, 6-2, 6-4. 
 
#12 SAINT LEO 7, BATES 0
DOUBLES
1. #3 Kodai Kato/Jose David Segovia (SLU) def. Phillippe Kosyagin/Theo Sardain (BATM) 6-1
2. Dylan Andrianaly/Filippo Caporali (SLU) def. Eric Diop/Josh Maller (BATM) 6-4
3. Mahit Mekala/Sander Sootla (SLU) def. Nicolas Ozer/James Sacco (BATM) 6-3
ORDER OF FINISH: 1, 3, 2

SINGLES
1. Dylan Andrianaly (SLU) def. Phillippe Kosyagin (BATM) 6-0, 6-1
2. Mahit Mekala (SLU) def. Eric Diop (BATM) 4-6, 7-6, 10-1
3. Filippo Caporali (SLU) def. Theo Sardain (BATM) RET (6-1, 1-0)
4. Sander Sootla (SLU) def. Rocco Regnier (BATM) 6-2, 6-4
5. Romain Malhomme (SLU) def. Tylan Ozkuzey (BATM) 6-1, 6-2
6. Enes Kocu (SLU) def. Josh Maller (BATM) 2-6 6-4 10-2
ORDER OF FINISH: 3, 1, 4, 5, 6, 2
 
UP NEXT 
Saint Leo is back on the courts on February 24 as it takes on Florida Southern at 3 p.m. at the Saint Leo Tennis Center.